Signal war-chat leak: Pentagon watchdog probes if orders given to Hegseth’s aides to delete messages

[ad_1] US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (File photo) The Pentagon’s watchdog is investigating whether any of Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s staff were instructed to delete Signal messages that possibly communicated sensitive military details to a journalist, based on documents and information from two sources familiar with the inquiry, quoted by the Associated Press.The investigation centres on […]

Trump admired Ukraine’s ‘Spider Web’ operation, told aides it was ‘pretty strong’

[ad_1] Trump felt Ukraine’s drone attack on Russia was ‘pretty strong’. President Donald Trump admired Ukraine’s surprise drone attack over the weekend on Russia and called it ‘pretty strong’ and ‘badass’, Axios reported citing the president’s aides. But the president is worried as to what comes next as Russian President Vladimir Putin told him “very […]

Trump Aides Defend His Tariffs Amid Global Blowback

[ad_1] President Trump’s top aides raced to defend his expansive global tariffs on Sunday, downplaying the prospect that his new taxes on imports could cause a significant spike in prices or tip the U.S. economy into a painful recession. As Mr. Trump departed Mar-a-Lago for another day of golfing at his club in Jupiter, Fla., […]

Former Aides to Ken Paxton Win $6.6 Million in Whistle-Blower Case

[ad_1] A judge awarded a total of $6.6 million to four former high-level aides to Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, who claimed that they were unduly fired after reporting him to federal investigators and accusing him of corruption in 2020. The plaintiffs — Blake Brickman, Mark Penley, David Maxwell and Ryan Vassar — proved […]

Trump 20% Tariff: ‘It’s ultimately Trump’s decision’: No consensus among aides on 20% tariff hours before ‘Liberation Day’

[ad_1] Reports claimed Donald Trump was shown draft tariff plans even on Tuesday. Hours ahead of Donald Trump‘s ‘Liberation Day’, his advisers were presenting options to him on Tuesday on how to go about the tariff thing as it involves a lot of countries and markets. Though Trump Monday announced that he settled on a […]